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And there is the monumental Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII, 21 vols., a work of 50 years, deep mine of source material.
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In 2 vols., 8vo, Cloth, $7.00; Sheep, $8.00; Half Calf, $11.50.
From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by James Parton
In 2 vols., crown 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d.
From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by John Ruskin
By J. T. Headley, 2 vols. 12mo. cloth gilt.
From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Joel Tyler Headley
A collected edition of Hogg’s Tales appeared in 1837 in 6 vols., and a second in 1851; his Poetical Works were published in 1822, 1838-1840 and 1865-1866.
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